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Juicy Paint
Interview by Nicole Pasulka
The Morning News
"If Salvador Dali and Paul Rubens painted Saudi kings while eating caviar and listening to Elvis, the collaboration might look like Ralph Wolfe Cowan's portraits of heads of state, iconic celebrities, and buff, young models. A full-length portrait signifies social, economic, and political supremacy, though the painting's proud tranquility often belies complexity and controversy. Love them or hate them, Cowan's subjects lead the good life and his paintbrush dutifully reports their triumph. Cowan's current show, "Rough Edge," is on show at Vertigo Art Space in Denver through July 30, 2010.
Ralph Wolfe Cowan has been featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, To Tell the Truth, Entertainment Tonight, E-TV, Sally Jessy Raphael, and several Japanese and Middle Eastern programs. He is the official portrait painter for the Miss America Pageants. He has also been a judge for Miss Universe and Miss USA. Among his Royal patrons are H.M. Sultan of Brunei; Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan; H.M. King Fahd of Saudi Arabia; H.M. King Hassan II of Morocco; H.H. President Shaikh Zayed of the Emirates; the Royal Family of Monaco; the President of Chile; President and Mrs. Marcos; President Mikhail Gorbachev; and U.S. Presidents Reagan, Carter, and Kennedy."
Full interview article
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Portraits on Display
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